Posted: Feb 2, 2015 | 12:53 PM
by Jared Goldstein

Adult and Pediatric CPR, AED, and First Aid Certification for Jared the NYC Tour Guide

Certificate of Completion Jared Goldstein has successfully completed requirements for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED -

valid 2 Years until 2/1/2017

conducted by American Red Cross
Date Completed:02/01/2015 Instructors:Oscar Pineda, Delia Mo

https://classes.redcross.org/Saba/rco_certOptions.jsp

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Posted: Jan 10, 2015 | 3:33 PM
by Jared Goldstein

Review of a Harlem tour from a German Tour Guest

This review was kindly shared on a German tourist site. The tour was in English. I can refer an excellent German-speaking Tour Guide, if requested.

"Die Tour mit Jared war unvergesslich.

Wir durften NYC von einem komplett anderen Blickwinkel kennenlernen, mal abseits vom üblichen Trubel. Jared liebt und respektiert seine Stadt, das merkt man auf Anhieb.

Er ist extrem kompetent, kennt tolle Anekdoten und ist zudem auch noch ein sehr angenehmer Zeitgenosse. Wir können Jared als Guide nur wärmstens empfehlen;)"

Here is the web's translation:

The tour with Jared was unforgettable. We were allowed to become acquainted with NYC of completely different point of view, times apart from the usual excitement. Jared loves and respects its city, notices one immediately. It is extremely competent, knows great anecdotes and is in addition still another very pleasant contemporary. We can recommend Jared only most warmly as Guide ;)

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Posted: Dec 9, 2014 | 3:05 PM
by Jared Goldstein

December 9th, a NYC History Tour

1975: President Ford approves a $2.3 billion loan to prevent New York City bankruptcy. We were two days away from defaulting on huge loan payments, saving us from bankruptcy.

Teens on my NYC group tours don't seem to understand NYC's transformations. They were born twenty five years after, brought up on glamorous NYC shows and movies, not Serpico, French Connection, and Taxi Driver, among others.

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Posted: Dec 7, 2014 | 7:44 PM
by Jared Goldstein

Dec 7th 1902, a tour through New York City History

1902: Thomas Nast, one of the most influential people in media, the late 19th Century Cartoonist who invented or defined images including: 'Uncle Sam,' the Democrat Jack-ass (Donkey) the Republican Elephant, and Santa Claus as a fat jolly old elf giving presents to children* or scurrying down chimneys, the great Harper's Weekly Cartoonist died.

Nast's pen, imagination, originality, wit, boldness, skill and directness was feared by politicians and the corrupt.

NYC's Boss Tweed detested Nast's nasty depictions of him. When Tweed was on the lamb in Spain, he was recognized and captuted because of Nast's cartoons.

Some big wigs set up a phony foundation which offered him $100,000 for Nast to study art in Europe. Tweed, ever the wag, bid the bribers up to $500,000 and then he declined the fellowship. Probably a good idea. Bumping him off in Europe would be one way of extending his study abroad.

*Thomas Nast is featured in my Santa Claus the NYC Tour. Book a private tour of Santa Claus' true NYC history.

I have some Nast Santa Claus drawings in the Destinations page and on my Santa the NYC Tour facebook page.

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Posted: May 30, 2014 | 11:23 AM
by Jared Goldstein

Last Column Removed from Ground Zero Today in NYC History

On May 30th 2002, the last column of the original World Trade Center was removed from Ground Zero, marking the conclusion of the Rescue and Recovery mission there.